Social program

Wednesday 8 November
Welcome Reception, Mercure Hotel Belo Horizonte Lourdes

Foyer Galaxias of the Mercure Lourdes Hotel – 2nd floor. Can be accessed by elevators directly from the hotel reception or floors. The identification on the elevator is "P".

For registered participants and accompanying persons.

The ICMIF Welcome Reception will be held in the conference hotel to allow delegates to meet each other and their accompanying persons, exchange ideas and relax together upon arrival in Belo Horizonte.

Friday 10 November
Host Gala Dinner, O Conde Restaurant

Please gather at 18.20 at the Lobby of the Mercure Lourdes Hotel to be taken to the venue by bus

Sponsored by Seguros Unimed. For registered participants and accompanying persons.

Accompanying persons' programme

The following events and meals are included in the accompanying persons’ programme:

  • Welcome Reception on Wednesday, November 8
  • Gala Dinner offered by our host UNIMED on Friday, November 10
  • Full day tour on Thursday, November 9 (including lunch)

The Accompanying Persons' programme fee is USD 350 per person. To register for this programme, please register your accompanying person in your online conference registration. The additional charges will be included with the final invoice.

Accompanying persons' tour on Thursday, November 9

Please gather at 08.45 at the Lobby of the Mercure Lourdes Hotel to take the bus

You are invited to a cultural immersion in the city of Belo Horizonte.

See below the special itinerary that has been prepared to introduce you to the beauties of the capital of Minas Gerais:

  • Tour of Lagoa da Pampulha: one of the best known, most-visited and loved tourist spots in Belo Horizonte (part of the Cultural Heritage of Humanity). An opportunity for leisure and open-air contemplation, where you will be able to discover the interior of the Church of São Francisco, designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer.
  • Lunch at the Xapuri restaurant, famous for its typical dishes from Minas Gerais, made on a wood stove with a wide range of Brazilian sweets.
  • Visit of the Central Market: a mandatory stop for those who want to immerse themselves in the most striking features of the culture of Minas Gerais. This market brings together typical food, handicrafts and a lot of creativity and culture.
  • Walk around Praça da Liberdade: one of the most beautiful locations in Belo Horizonte.

Saturday, November 11, from 09.00 to 17.00 (full day tour, lunch included)
Visit to Inhotim Institute

Please gather at 08.15 at the Lobby of the Mercure Lourdes Hotel to be taken to the venue by bus.

The largest open-air museum in the world offers a unique experience.

The Inhotim Institute has a privileged location, between the Atlantic Forest and the Cerrado, in the city of Brumadinho, 60 km from Belo Horizonte. The mix of arts and exuberant nature can be seen over 140 hectares of galleries, buildings, beautiful gardens and ornamental lakes.

To make the tour more comfortable, electric carts run along the museum's routes and leave visitors a few meters from the installations. Tour guides will reveal the stories behind each work and transport visitors to a true immersion in art and culture. Inhotim also has restaurants and food outlets. Everything to make this day unforgettable.

The Saturday tour has the same cost of USD 150 for everyone. You can select the tour and pay it during your online registration. If you are already registered and would like to add it, simply contact [email protected].

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